Tuesday, March 21
Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
2:00 PM
College of Charleston
4
vs
3
Marshall
Photo by: CofCSports.com
Argyriou’s Heroics Raise Cougars to 4-3 Win Over Marshall
3/21/2017 6:56:00 PM | Women's Tennis
MT. PLEASANT, S.C. – The Cougars and Thundering Herd went blow for blow in an instant classic Tuesday at Patriots Point, and with the match deadlocked at 3-3, it was senior Mara Argyriou that lifted the College of Charleston women's tennis team with a 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 win on court three to the program's first-ever win against Marshall (10-7).
The Cougars handily won the doubles point with strong play on all three courts. Liza Fieldsend and Rachel McNeely sliced through their opponents 6-1 in the top flight, while Sarah Jane Jones and Christi Woodson, who were playing with one another for the first time, sealed the point with a 6-3 victory in flight three.
Singles play got off to a rocky start with the Thundering Herd winning in the first and fifth flights, but Rachel McNeely evened the score at 2-2 when she beat Anna Pomyatinskaya 6-4, 6-4 in the fourth flight.
Turner Yates briefly gave Charleston the lead in the sixth flight, gutting out a 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 come-from-behind win over Daniela Dankanych to put the Cougars up 3-2. Yet Marshall evened things back up less than a minute later, with a three-set win on court two.
With the match on the line, all eyes shifted to the third flight between Argyriou and Maddie Silver, who were already in a third set. The Cypriot went up 4-0 in the set, but Silver wouldn't go down quietly, bringing the score back to 3-4 and 4-5. Nonetheless, Argyriou persevered when the pressure was highest, and CofC prevailed 4-3 to rise to 11-4 on the season.
The Cougars stay home and return to action Wednesday afternoon, when they host the Buffalo Bulls at 1:30 p.m.
CofC 4, Marshall 3
SINGLES
Derya Turhan (MARSH) def. Liza Fieldsend (CofC) ~ 6-2, 6-2
Stephanie Smith (MARSH) def. Christi Woodson (CofC) ~ 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Mara Argyriou (CofC) def. Maddie Silver (MARSH) ~ 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
Rachel McNeely (CofC) def. Anna Pomyatinskaya (MARSH) ~ 6-4, 6-4
Rachael Morales (MARSH) def. Anastasia Palaska (CofC) ~ 7-6(5), 6-0
Turner Yates (CofC) def. Daniela Dankanych (MARSH) ~ 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 5, 4, 6, 2, 3*
DOUBLES
Fieldsend/McNeely (CofC) def. Turhan/Smith (MARSH) ~ 6-1
Argyriou/Palaska (CofC) vs. Silver/Pomyatinskaya (MARSH) ~ 4-3, DNF
Jones/Woodson (CofC) def. Morales/Dankanych (MARSH) ~ 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 3*
The Cougars handily won the doubles point with strong play on all three courts. Liza Fieldsend and Rachel McNeely sliced through their opponents 6-1 in the top flight, while Sarah Jane Jones and Christi Woodson, who were playing with one another for the first time, sealed the point with a 6-3 victory in flight three.
Singles play got off to a rocky start with the Thundering Herd winning in the first and fifth flights, but Rachel McNeely evened the score at 2-2 when she beat Anna Pomyatinskaya 6-4, 6-4 in the fourth flight.
Turner Yates briefly gave Charleston the lead in the sixth flight, gutting out a 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 come-from-behind win over Daniela Dankanych to put the Cougars up 3-2. Yet Marshall evened things back up less than a minute later, with a three-set win on court two.
With the match on the line, all eyes shifted to the third flight between Argyriou and Maddie Silver, who were already in a third set. The Cypriot went up 4-0 in the set, but Silver wouldn't go down quietly, bringing the score back to 3-4 and 4-5. Nonetheless, Argyriou persevered when the pressure was highest, and CofC prevailed 4-3 to rise to 11-4 on the season.
The Cougars stay home and return to action Wednesday afternoon, when they host the Buffalo Bulls at 1:30 p.m.
CofC 4, Marshall 3
SINGLES
Derya Turhan (MARSH) def. Liza Fieldsend (CofC) ~ 6-2, 6-2
Stephanie Smith (MARSH) def. Christi Woodson (CofC) ~ 6-1, 4-6, 6-2
Mara Argyriou (CofC) def. Maddie Silver (MARSH) ~ 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
Rachel McNeely (CofC) def. Anna Pomyatinskaya (MARSH) ~ 6-4, 6-4
Rachael Morales (MARSH) def. Anastasia Palaska (CofC) ~ 7-6(5), 6-0
Turner Yates (CofC) def. Daniela Dankanych (MARSH) ~ 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
Order of Finish: 1, 5, 4, 6, 2, 3*
DOUBLES
Fieldsend/McNeely (CofC) def. Turhan/Smith (MARSH) ~ 6-1
Argyriou/Palaska (CofC) vs. Silver/Pomyatinskaya (MARSH) ~ 4-3, DNF
Jones/Woodson (CofC) def. Morales/Dankanych (MARSH) ~ 6-3
Order of Finish: 1, 3*
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